"Trump Signs Order Rolling Back Environmental Rules on Infrastructure"

"WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Tuesday that he had signed a sweeping executive order to eliminate and streamline some permitting regulations and to speed construction of roads, bridges and pipelines, declaring that the moves would fix a “badly broken” infrastructure system in America and bring manufacturing jobs back to the country.

In an explosive news conference overshadowed by questions about his response to a white nationalist rally over the weekend in Charlottesville, Va., Mr. Trump tried several times to steer the conversation back to infrastructure.

The president has vowed to pass a $1 trillion package to revitalize the nation’s infrastructure, but so far no such legislation exists. Mr. Trump said he was not worried about his chances of winning support for his plan, even in the wake of a failed effort to overhaul health care."
 
Lisa Friedman reports for the New York Times August 15, 2017.
 
SEE ALSO:

"Trump Rolls Back Obama-Era Flood Standards For Infrastructure Projects" (NPR)

"Trump's Infrastructure Executive Order Alarms Environmental Groups, Earns Support From Builders" (Bucks County Courier Times)

"Trump Signs Infrastructure Executive Order" (AP)

"Trump Rolls Back Obama-Era Flood Standards For Infrastructure Projects" (WBUR)

"Presidential Executive Order on Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure" (White House Release)

"Executive Order – Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input" (Obama White House)

"Executive Order Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals For High Priority Infrastructure Projects" (White House: Jan. 24, 2017)

"Trump Promises Rapid Regulatory Review On Infrastructure Projects" (EnergyWire)

"The Other Terrible Thing Donald Trump Did Yesterday, You Know, Besides The Neo-Nazi Stuff" (Mashable)

"Executive Order Looms on Curbing Environmental Reviews" (Wall St. Journal)